5th Grade

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5th Grade

• Visual Art

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Elements of Art for 5th Grade with
definitions

• Blind Contour Line
• Line Design
• Abstract

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Blind Contour Line a method of drawing where
the observer looks only at the subject while
drawing, making sure to use one continuous
descriptive line.
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Line Design repetitive organic and geometric
lines making patterns
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Abstract art that is distorted or emphasizes
non- recognizable objects

• Artist Robin Janning

Artist Taetzsch
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Identify Experience

• Label, list, name, define, relate, recall and use
  art making tools

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• Practice no peeking blind contour line
  drawings of the students shoe or any object from
  environment. You could give the students a
  styrofoam plate to place over their pencil or
  marker to prevent peeking.

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• Blind contour is about drawing exactly
  what we see not what our brain may be telling
  us to hurry up and draw.
• Blind contour drawing forces us to observe
  the outside edge of the object very closely.
  This exercise helps an artist draw that extra
  detail more accurately. Also, it's always
  encouraging to see how well you can draw
  something, even if you have to trick your brain
  to do it!

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Blind contour is not supposed to be a correct
proportional drawing. The stranger it looks, the
better. The important thing to do is to train
your eye to draw what you really see.
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• When attempting a blind contour line
  drawing, use continuous line while moving from
  one area to the next.

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• Hand blind contour

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Attempt blind contour line drawings of
classmates or a group of still-life objects.
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• It may be fun to add cut out magazine images
  of lips, eyes, ears, to your blind contour
  portraits to make them more interesting. Dont
  add too much. In design, less is more.

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Explore Contextualize

• Discover, look at, investigate, experience and
  form ideas.

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Discuss why distortion is important in creating.
Find other ways artists use distorted lines to
make exaggerations.
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Do you see the distortion and exaggerations.
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Recognize visual distortion used by cartoonists
and abstract artists. Artwork by James C.
Christensen
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Discuss why distortion is important in creating.
Find other ways artists use distorted lines to
make exaggerations. James C. Christensen
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Abstracts can be a form of exaggeration and
distortion.

• Artist Marek Petryk

Artist Carl (CAKUart)

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Build Skills Practice

• Apply, construct, demonstrate, illustrate,
  evaluate and practice

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Line Design

• repetitive organic and geometric lines making
  patterns

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Organic line design organic shapes are found in
nature and cannot be identified as geometric
shapes by name.
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Geometric patterns describes shapes and forms
such as squares, circles, cubes, and spheres etc.
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Can you tell which is the organic pattern and
which is the geometric pattern design?
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Can you see how the line designs adds interest
to this art piece.
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This Abstract is a good example of line design
Artist Elizabeth Urabe. The piece is entitled
Perfection in Imperfection
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• Try making some line designs and place
  organic and geometric patterns inside.

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Cut then out and hang them up.
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Analyze Integrate

• Compare, contrast, distinguish, examine and
  incorporate

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• Compare two drawings of the same subject. The
  first drawing using typical contour line, looking
  back and forth while drawing (peeking) and the
  second a blind contour (not peeking) only looking
  at what you are drawing and not looking down.
  Which drawing is more interesting?

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Research Create

• Study, explore, seek, be creative, imagine and
  produce

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Use blind contour drawings as a means to create
exaggerations and distortions in facial features,
self-portraits or cartoon characters.
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• Research different periods of US History,
  find political cartoons or social statements
  about one of those periods.

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Cartoons are a good way to make political
statements, it gets the point across without
being too offensive.
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Refine Contribute

• Show skill mastery for
• grade level, give
• opinions, support
• others, and show art

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Try drawing a cartoon or exaggerate something
from life. You could add a story about your
drawing.
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Create a cartoon figure or a distorted work of
art.
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A distorted work of art
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Appreciate the lack of proportional realism in
other students artwork. Stand up and walk around
the room to observe what others have done.
Respect the work of others by making positive
comments.
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After exploring ideas write a story around one of
your best characters you have illustrated. Use
descriptive words and make an illustrated picture
book.

• The next slide is an example of an accordion fold
  book. The cover is made from a filing folder.
  The file folder has been covered with paper with
  the main character of the story glued to the
  cover.

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Illustrated book making assignment Student work